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Results — Global Young Musicians Competition — 1/2026

March 7, 2026· Global Young Musicians Competition — 1/2026· 49 laureates

49 laureates recognized in Global Young Musicians Competition — 1/2026, representing 23 countries.

Universal Maestro Society has announced the results of Global Young Musicians Competition — 1/2026. The jury recognized 49 laureates from France, Spain, Portugal, China, México, United States and others.

Each laureate is presented with a dedicated profile on the Universal Maestro Society platform, including their recognition, category and — where available — performance recordings.

Laureates

Portrait of Alec Vanstraelen
Alec VanstraelenCELLO · France
  • Platinum Award
Portrait of Irene Caldas Sánchez
Irene Caldas SánchezVIOLA · Spain
  • Platinum Award
Portrait of Mariana Filipa Tavares Pinto
Mariana Filipa Tavares PintoFLUTE · Portugal
  • Platinum Award
Portrait of Zhang Yizhe
Zhang YizheVIOLIN · China
  • Platinum Award
Portrait of Addi Corpus Ramírez
Addi Corpus RamírezCOMPOSITION · México
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Anthony E. Kim
Anthony E. KimVOCALIST · United States
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Aydan Ong Wei Min
Aydan Ong Wei MinCOMPOSITION · Singapore
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Ben Rost
Ben RostVOCALIST · USA
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Christian Chow
Christian ChowPIANO · USA
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Elen Boudová
Elen BoudováPIANO · Czech Republic
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Eunhye KIM
Eunhye KIMVOCALIST · KOREA
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Franciszek Kopytowski
Franciszek KopytowskiGUITAR · Poland
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Gongjia Li
Gongjia LiPIANO · Turkey
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Grace Kim
Grace KimCLARINET · USA
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Harry Smurf Au
Harry Smurf AuGUITAR · Portugal
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Iklim Ozenli
Iklim OzenliVIOLA · Turkey
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Jonathan Leong
Jonathan LeongCOMPOSITION · Singapore
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Kingston Zicheng Pu
Kingston Zicheng PuPIANO · New Zealand
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Lubaina Habib
Lubaina HabibVOCALIST · USA
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Macy Chang
Macy ChangCLAIRINET · USA
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Mason Kaneto Ishida
Mason Kaneto IshidaCOMPOSITION · USA
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Matteo Franz Arrighini
Matteo Franz ArrighiniCOMPOSITION · Italy
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Mustafa Kemal Onay
Mustafa Kemal OnayVIOLIN · Turkey
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Sinyoung Park
Sinyoung ParkVOCALIST · Korea
  • Gold Award
Portrait of Sofiia Ovcharenko
Sofiia OvcharenkoVOCALIST · Poland
  • Gold Award

Further recognitions

LaureateRecognitionCategoryCountry
Alisa BalataSilver AwardPIANOTurkey
Anna SlížováSilver AwardVOCALISTSlovenia
Audrey JinSilver AwardPIANOUSA
Boldisor Cristian-FlorinSilver AwardPIANORomania
Bum Bam Family OctetSilver AwardCHAMBER MUSICCroatia
CAKA cats duoSilver AwardTurkey
Ela Sayra BoyarSilver AwardPIANOTurkey
Iat Hang LeongSilver AwardCOMPOSITIONMacau
Irene Vázquez AmarelleSilver AwardPIANOSpain
James HovelandSilver AwardCOMPOSITION?
Kaixin BianSilver AwardCLARINETUSA
Kaixuan BianSilver AwardCLARINETUSA
Lia RujipornwasinSilver AwardPIANOUnited States
Luís d'CastellSilver AwardCOMPOSITIONPortugal
Ömer Akif VarolSilver AwardCOMPOSITIONTurkey
Saisha PalSilver AwardVOCALISTUnited States
Trusca David AndreiSilver AwardPIANORomania
Elif YakarBronze AwardVIOLINTurkey
Felix JiangBronze AwardCLARINETAustralia
James Fiori (J Priori)Bronze AwardCOMPOSITIONUnited Kingdom
Judah Benjamin GogginsBronze AwardCOMPOSITIONUnited States
Nicole Yuna LeeBronze AwardPIANOUnited States
Sahana SolaiBronze AwardPIANOUnited States
Vera VasilyevaBronze AwardFLUTEUsa
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